Trump honors Charlie Kirk in Arizona, prepares ‘historic’ autism announcement: Unbiased Updates, Sept. 22, 2025
Tens of thousands filled a stadium in Glendale, Arizona, for Charlie Kirk’s memorial service — where faith, politics and raw emotion clashed. President Donald Trump called Kirk “bigger now than ever before,” promising him the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
Plus, in a historic diplomatic move, Britain, Canada, Australia and Portugal officially recognized a Palestinian state — with France expected to do so on Monday.
And the Trump administration said it’s preparing a major announcement on autism. Could Tylenol be tied to the condition?
These stories and more highlight your Unbiased Updates for Monday, Sept. 22, 2025.
Trump, conservatives hail Kirk as modern-day ‘martyr’
The memorial for slain conservative activist and Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk took place over the weekend. It drew tens of thousands of supporters, including President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance.
Speakers, including the president and vice president, his widow, Erika, and other prominent conservatives, remembered Kirk as a “martyr.”
They praised his faith and his mission to move American politics further to the right.
“You know, I can’t help but think that they tried to silence my friend Charlie Kirk. They tried to silence our dear friend Charlie Kirk. And today, tonight, we speak with Charlie and for Charlie louder than ever,” Vance said. “He transformed the face of conservatism in our own time, and in doing so, he changed the course of American history.”
Trump called Kirk an American hero, crediting him with helping deliver the 2024 election and saying his killing was an attack on the nation itself.
“He was a missionary with a noble spirit and a great, great purpose. He did not hate his opponents, he wanted the best for them. That’s where I disagreed with Charlie. I hate my opponent, and I don’t want the best for them. I’m sorry,” Trump said.
Trump continued on by saying, “Charlie’s murder was not just an attack on one man or one movement, it was an attack on our entire nation … The gun was pointed at him, but the bullet was aimed at all of us. That bullet was aimed at every one of us.”
But it was Erika Kirk who delivered the most emotional remarks, even extending forgiveness to her husband’s killer.
“That man. I forgive him,” she said. “I forgive him because it was what Christ did and is what Charlie would do. The answer to hate is not hate. The answer we know from the gospel is love and always love.”
The 31-year-old activist was shot and killed on Sept. 10 while speaking at Utah Valley University. Authorities charged the 22-year-old suspect with aggravated murder.
Britain, Canada and Australia recognize Palestinian state amid war in Gaza
Three of America’s closest allies, Britain, Canada and Australia, have formally recognized a state of Palestine.
France is expected to follow on Monday at the U.N., and Portugal has already joined them.
The announcements come amid growing outrage over Israel’s war in Gaza, where health officials say more than 65,000 Palestinians have been killed since 2023.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said the move is meant to revive hope for a two-state solution, while Canada and Australia made similar declarations in rapid succession.
“We are acting to keep alive the possibility of peace and a two-state solution,” Starmer said. “That means a safe and secure Israel, alongside a viable Palestinian state. At the moment, we have neither.”
Israel’s reaction was swift.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said a Palestinian state “will not be established,” calling the decision a “reward for terror.”
At the UN, more than 140 countries have now recognized Palestinian statehood.
But the United States isn’t budging.
The Trump administration remains firmly opposed, vowing to veto any push for full Palestinian membership at the U.N. Security Council.
Taliban rejects Trump’s call to reclaim Bagram Air Base
There are new tensions between the Taliban and the U.S., centering on one of the most symbolic bases of America’s longest war.
On Sunday, the Taliban rejected Trump’s bid to retake Bagram air base, four years after the U.S. withdrew from Afghanistan.
Trump said this weekend the U.S. is “talking to Afghanistan” about getting it back and warned in a post that if they don’t cooperate, “bad things are going to happen.”
The Taliban issued its own statement, calling the comments unrealistic and saying ceding “even an inch” of their soil is impossible.
Bagram has been a symbol of America’s exit with the Taliban last year staging a military parade there using abandoned U.S. Hardware.
Trump has hammered former President Joe Biden for that chaotic withdrawal and now says America needs a footprint back in Afghanistan.
Trump admin expected to link Tylenol use during pregnancy to autism
The Trump administration is expected to make a major announcement Monday about autism.
Multiple sources have reported that the administration will link the use of Tylenol and acetaminophen during pregnancy to autism, advising expectant mothers to use the medication only for high fevers.
The president teased the announcement while speaking at Charlie Kirk’s memorial last night.
“It was Charlie who helped unite MAGA. And you know what M-A-H-A is? That’s right, ‘Make America Healthy Again.’ And tomorrow, we’re going to have one of the biggest announcements, really, medically, I think, in the history of our country. We’re gonna be doing it with Bobby [Robert F Kennedy Jr.] and (Mehmet) Oz and all of the professionals. I think you’re gonna find it to be amazing. I think we found an answer to autism. How about that? Autism.”
— President Donald Trump
Politico reported that two senior administration officials, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said that in Monday’s announcement, Trump is expected to highlight leucovorin — a cancer and anemia drug — as a potential therapy for people with autism.
DOJ closed bribery investigation on Trump’s border czar Tom Homan
New questions have arisen about how the Justice Department managed a covert sting operation involving Trump’s border czar, Tom Homan.
MSNBC broke the news that Homan was caught on tape in 2024 taking a bag containing $50,000 in cash from undercover FBI agents posing as businessmen. The agents claimed he agreed to assist them in obtaining government contracts if Trump won the election.
The case started under the Biden administration but was quickly shut down after Trump took office.
The New York Times reported that FBI Director Kash Patel and Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said in a statement they found “no credible evidence” of wrongdoing, and that Homan never held contract authority.
But critics have said it raises serious questions about whether the Justice Department is being used to protect Trump’s inner circle.
Astronomers discover new ‘quasi-moon’ near Earth
Astronomers have discovered a new “quasi-moon” orbiting Earth that might have gone unnoticed for decades.
A quasi-moon is a space rock that appears to orbit a planet but actually orbits the sun. This one — dubbed Apollo asteroid 2025 PN7 — moves in sync with Earth, taking a year to complete its loop around the sun.
At about 50 feet across, 2025 PN7 might be the smallest quasi-moon ever discovered.
Its origin remains a mystery — unlike some nearby asteroids that come from the belt between Mars and Jupiter or from debris knocked off our own Moon.
And this won’t last forever; scientists said 2025 PN7 will likely drift away from Earth in the next 60 years.
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Offshore wind runs aground facing Trump policies, sinking public opinion
Offshore wind in New Jersey is on life support, and Bob Stern wants to pull the plug. An engineer turned activist, Stern is pressuring the Trump administration to double down on its actions targeting the offshore wind industry.
Following the proposal of Atlantic Shores, a major offshore wind project located near his home, Stern started the nonprofit Save Long Beach Island in 2021. The group comprises more than 10,000 residents who oppose the project that would have erected 200 wind turbines in federal waters 10-20 miles offshore.
In 2024, after actively voting for Democrats for most of his life, Stern sat out of the presidential election. He isn’t a supporter of President Donald Trump. However, he couldn’t stomach the Biden administration’s embrace of offshore wind, which Stern said would harm the local environment and natural beauty of the coast, while doing little to lower global carbon emissions.
“This is an issue that for many people, really evokes a strong emotional response,” Stern told Straight Arrow News, adding that the beach three blocks from his home is “the only place I can really relax.”
Atlantic Shores is now dormant. The project is one of many across the country struggling to survive a variety of Trump administration policy changes, including quickly phasing out tax incentives and stopping new permits for offshore wind. As a result of those actions, the industry is backpedaling on investments, and advocates worry the United States will lose out on jobs and the benefits of new electricity generation. But opponents say offshore wind isn’t worth the economic cost or potential changes to coastal views and ecosystems.
Check out SAN energy reporter Keaton Peters’ full story on offshore wind leasing, publishing Monday at 11 a.m. ET.
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